February 2019 – Page 5 – Zambia: News Diggers!

Retired Sesheke officers did not beat PF cadres – Mweetwa
By Thomas Mulenga on 21 Feb 2019
UPND deputy spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says it was mobile unit junior police officers who beat up PF cadres after they were provoked, not the senior....
Re-launching national airline a gamble Zambia can’t afford – CTPD
By Mirriam Chabala on 21 Feb 2019
The Centre for Trade Policy and Development (CTPD) has insisted that government’s position to re-launch the Zambia Airways is a gamble which the country will....
Lusaka woman sues Chingola colleague for calling her prostitute
By Zondiwe Mbewe on 21 Feb 2019
A businesswoman of Lusaka’s Kamwala South has dragged another woman of Chingola to court for allegedly calling her a prostitute and other unprintables after she....
Opposition Alliance resolves to report Lungu to ICC
By Mukosha Funga on 21 Feb 2019
The Opposition Alliance says it has decided to report President Edgar Lungu, some high ranking PF officials and four PF cadres to the International Criminal....
Chitotela’s sympathisers threaten to petrol-bomb News Diggers offices
By Sipilisiwe Ncube on 21 Feb 2019
Sympathisers of corruption-accused Infrastructure Development Minister Ronald Chitotela have threatened to petrol-bomb News Diggers offices in Lusaka if the newspaper continues to write negative stories....
Jacob Mulenga extends Liaoning FC contract
By Abraham Kalito on 21 Feb 2019
Zambia’s 2018 best performing player Jacob Mulenga has signed a one-year contract extension that will see him at Chinese side Liaoning Kaixin until December 2020.....
Luo’s abolishment of meal allowances illegal – CBU lecturers
By Thomas Mulenga on 21 Feb 2019
The Copperbelt University Lecturers and Allied Worker’s Unions say Minister of Higher Education Professor Nkandu Luo’s decision to abolishment meal allowances is illegal and can....
NDC fires Kambwili amidst reports Musenge is defecting to PF
By Mukosha Funga on 21 Feb 2019
National Democratic Congress Secretary General Mwenya Musenge has announced that the party has fired its political consultant Chishimba Kambwili for allegedly denting the name of....
PF shoots down motion to reinstate meal allowances
By Zondiwe Mbewe on 20 Feb 2019
81 members of parliament have voted against a motion to rescind government’s decision to abolish meal allowances at public universities, defeating 58 MPs who were....
Kalusha Bwalya gets back CAF credentials
By Abraham Kalito on 20 Feb 2019
Confederation of African Football (CAF) has unreservedly handed over back all credentials to Zambia’s most popular soccer icon Kalusha Bwalya. A Goal Diggers! check on....
Govt won’t entertain FQM’s offer to buy shares in Kansanshi – Musukwa
By Mirriam Chabala on 20 Feb 2019
Mines Minister Richard Musukwa says government will not entertain First Quantum Minerals’ offer to buy off ZCCM-IH’s minority shareholding in Kansanshi Mining Plc. Earlier this....
British Envoy extols Diggers: “It’s not a ‘yes bwana newspaper’”
By Zondiwe Mbewe on 20 Feb 2019
News Diggers! is not a Yes Bwana (Yes Sir) newspaper, says British High Commissioner to Zambia Fergus Cochrane-Dyet. And Information Minister Dora Siliya has announced....
Chalikosa tips farmers on surviving droughts
By Mirriam Chabala on 20 Feb 2019
Minister in the Vice–President’s office Sylvia Chalikosa has advised farmers to pay attention to warning signs in order to adequately prepare for drought situations. Featuring....
Delete all police social media groups, orders IG
By Mirriam Chabala on 20 Feb 2019
The Zambia Police Command has directed administrators of all existing social media groupings to delete them, warning of severe action if the directive is not....
Biosafety authority seizes GMO foods from Food Lovers, Spar
By Geofrey Zulu on 20 Feb 2019
The National Biosafety Authority (NBA) has seized various food products and feed containing Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) from Food Lovers and Spar which were being....
UPND vows to continue mounting pressure on Lungu to fire Chitotela
By Thomas Mulenga on 20 Feb 2019
UPND parliamentary chief whip Situmbeko Musokotwane says his party will continue mounting pressure on President Edgar Lungu until he fires corruption-accused Housing and Infrastructure Development....
There’ll be serious trouble in 2021 without dialogue, warns British Envoy
By Thomas Mulenga on 20 Feb 2019
The international community has concluded that there is a prospect of serious trouble in 2021 if Zambia does not hold meaningful national dialogue before then,....
Govt’s debt repayments rise to K2.5bn
By Stuart Lisulo on 20 Feb 2019
Government’s debt servicing payments have climbed to an unprecedented K2.5 billion in January, 2019, the highest single disbursement for this specific obligation so far, according....
Reinstate meal allowances or risk mammoth protests, Kambwili tells govt
By Sipilisiwe Ncube on 20 Feb 2019
NDC leader Chishimba Kambwili has appealed to President Edgar Lungu to reinstate the meal allowances for university students for the sake of the majority poor....
My decision to detain Choongwa led to his death, Cop tells court
By Zondiwe Mbewe on 20 Feb 2019
One of the police officers charged with manslaughter in connection with the death of ZAF flight sergeant Mark Choongwa, who died in Police custody last....
PF cadres threatened to rape me – Katuta
By Mirriam Chabala on 20 Feb 2019
Chiengi FDD member of parliament Given Katuta says Patriotic Front cadres who went to protest at Parliament on Thursday threatened to rape her and accused....
Pastor gets 5 years for swindling widow
By Zondiwe Mbewe on 20 Feb 2019
Lusaka magistrate Felix Kaoma has sentenced a pastor of Interdenominational Jesus Ministries, John Simfukwe, to five years imprisonment with hard labour for swindling a widow....
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DEC arrests 2 N/W Province farmers for cultivating weed
By Mirriam Chabala on 20 Feb 2019
The Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) in North-Western Province has arrested two small-scale farmers for unlawful cultivation of cannabis weighing over 700 kilogrammes, contrary to the....

British Envoy extols Diggers: “It’s not a ‘yes bwana newspaper’”

By Zondiwe Mbewe on 20 Feb 2019

News Diggers! is not a Yes Bwana (Yes Sir) newspaper, says British High Commissioner to Zambia Fergus Cochrane-Dyet. And Information Minister Dora Siliya has announced....

Chalikosa tips farmers on surviving droughts

By Mirriam Chabala on 20 Feb 2019

Minister in the Vice–President’s office Sylvia Chalikosa has advised farmers to pay attention to warning signs in order to adequately prepare for drought situations. Featuring....

Delete all police social media groups, orders IG

By Mirriam Chabala on 20 Feb 2019

The Zambia Police Command has directed administrators of all existing social media groupings to delete them, warning of severe action if the directive is not....

Biosafety authority seizes GMO foods from Food Lovers, Spar

By Geofrey Zulu on 20 Feb 2019

The National Biosafety Authority (NBA) has seized various food products and feed containing Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) from Food Lovers and Spar which were being....

UPND vows to continue mounting pressure on Lungu to fire Chitotela

By Thomas Mulenga on 20 Feb 2019

UPND parliamentary chief whip Situmbeko Musokotwane says his party will continue mounting pressure on President Edgar Lungu until he fires corruption-accused Housing and Infrastructure Development....

There’ll be serious trouble in 2021 without dialogue, warns British Envoy

By Thomas Mulenga on 20 Feb 2019

The international community has concluded that there is a prospect of serious trouble in 2021 if Zambia does not hold meaningful national dialogue before then,....

Govt’s debt repayments rise to K2.5bn

By Stuart Lisulo on 20 Feb 2019

Government’s debt servicing payments have climbed to an unprecedented K2.5 billion in January, 2019, the highest single disbursement for this specific obligation so far, according....

Reinstate meal allowances or risk mammoth protests, Kambwili tells govt

By Sipilisiwe Ncube on 20 Feb 2019

NDC leader Chishimba Kambwili has appealed to President Edgar Lungu to reinstate the meal allowances for university students for the sake of the majority poor....

My decision to detain Choongwa led to his death, Cop tells court

By Zondiwe Mbewe on 20 Feb 2019

One of the police officers charged with manslaughter in connection with the death of ZAF flight sergeant Mark Choongwa, who died in Police custody last....

PF cadres threatened to rape me – Katuta

By Mirriam Chabala on 20 Feb 2019

Chiengi FDD member of parliament Given Katuta says Patriotic Front cadres who went to protest at Parliament on Thursday threatened to rape her and accused....

Pastor gets 5 years for swindling widow

By Zondiwe Mbewe on 20 Feb 2019

Lusaka magistrate Felix Kaoma has sentenced a pastor of Interdenominational Jesus Ministries, John Simfukwe, to five years imprisonment with hard labour for swindling a widow....

DEC arrests 2 N/W Province farmers for cultivating weed

By Mirriam Chabala on 20 Feb 2019

The Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) in North-Western Province has arrested two small-scale farmers for unlawful cultivation of cannabis weighing over 700 kilogrammes, contrary to the....

UPND MPs walk out on Chitotela again

By Sipilisiwe Ncube on 20 Feb 2019

Speaker of the National Assembly Dr Patrick Matibini says he will render a measured ruling on the continued walk outs by opposition UPND members of....

IG replaces fired Sesheke Cops

By Sipilisiwe Ncube on 20 Feb 2019

The Inspector General of Police Kakoma Kanganja has transferred and promoted new officers to replace those that were fired in Sesheke. This is according to....

Good leaders know they are not the best

By Diggers Editor on 20 Feb 2019

A fortnight ago, one misguided UPND official from Northern Province made a statement that the opposition party was not going to let any member of....

Lungu is not in charge of the State – Kalaba

By Thomas Mulenga on 19 Feb 2019

Democratic Party president Harry Kalaba has charged that the storming of Parliament by PF cadres on Thursday is a sign that President Edgar Lungu isn’t....

Chitotela, 3 others plead not guilty

By Zondiwe Mbewe on 19 Feb 2019

Minister of Housing and Infrastructure Development Ronald Chitotela and his co-accused have pleaded not guilty in the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court to four counts of concealing....

Importation of GMOs an insult to farmers, manufacturers – Consumer Union

By Mirriam Chabala on 19 Feb 2019

The Africa Consumer Union has asked Zambians to reject food containing Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) that is imported on the Zambian market by the government,....

Lusaka man gets 9 years for stealing at Magistrates’ Court

By Zondiwe Mbewe on 19 Feb 2019

A 41 year-old man of Chipata Compound has been sentenced to nine years imprisonment with hard labour for breaking into the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court complex....

We’ll close down ‘churches’ causing noise pollution in compounds – Sampa

By Sipilisiwe Ncube on 19 Feb 2019

Lusaka Mayor Miles Sampa has warned illegal churches in all the seven constituencies in Lusaka that they risk being closed if they cause noise pollution....